Centro de Primatologia do Rio de Janeiro

Centro de Primatologia do Rio de Janeiro - CPRJ (Established 1979)
Primate Center, Lab or Research Program

Director: Alcides Pissinatti
Phone: 55 (21) 589-3920 Fax: 55 (21) 289-7388
Rua Fonseca Teles, 121/1624, Rio de Janeiro 20940-200 BRAZIL
Affiliations: Fundacao Estadual de Engenharia do Meio Ambiente

Mission: Fundamental research in primate biology with relevance to endangered species and biodiversity.

Principal Research Programs: Management and nutrition; Reproduction; Pathology of neotropical primates; Comparative anatomy; Conservation; Ecology; Habitat restoration

Number of Staff: 12

Supported Species: 9 Brachyteles arachnoides (southern muriqui), 3 Callicebus nigrifrons (black-fronted titi), 29 Callithrix kuhlii (Wied's marmoset), 38 Callithrix geoffroyi (white-headed marmoset), 3 Callithrix aurita (buffy-tufted-ear marmoset), 12 Cebus xanthosternos (golden-bellied capuchin), 24 Leontopithecus chrysopygus (black lion tamarin), 55 Leontopithecus chrysomelas (golden-headed lion tamarin), 18 Leontopithecus rosalia (golden lion tamarin), 3 Saguinus niger (black tamarin), 3 Saguinus midas (midas tamarin), 9 Saguinus martinsi martinsi (Martin's tamarin), 28 Saguinus bicolor (pied tamarin), 2 Saguinus mystax (moustached tamarin)

Last Updated: 1998-03-30

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